title: Comparison of steerable continuous-wave versus pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasonography to renal artery angiography in diagnosing renal artery stenosis.
abstract: Pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasonography is widely used to noninvasively diagnose renal artery stenosis. The use of steerable continuous-wave Doppler has never been tested. We compared pulsed and steerable continuous-wave Doppler ultrasonography, demonstrating that although both methods are highly sensitive for severe stenoses, continuous-wave Doppler shows a better sensitivity for mild to moderate stenoses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, CSS-IRCCS Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vigna
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pacilli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Testa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Langialonga
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Salvatori
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lanna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Perna
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fanelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Loperfido
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*